Official UK procurement notice
AT1453 Community Carers Support Service
Authority: Luton Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide a face to face service for carers within the community.
The service will deliver high-quality information, advice, navigation and emotional support for unpaid carers aged 18+.
To strengthen early identification and resilience, supporting both physical and mental wellbeing.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Oct 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£713,215
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents for further information.
You will be required to have an annual turnover of at least £300,000 to meet the Conditions of Participation.
Acceptance of the Contract Terms and Conditions as provided. (Contract Terms and Conditions will be uploaded to the portal week beginning 17 November 2025.)
- Technical & professional ability
Relevant experience by providing up to three contracts of providing services as described in the Specification.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value: Social Value over and above the Specification.
- Economic & financial standing
See tender documents for further information.
You will be required to have an annual turnover of at least £300,000 to meet the Conditions of Participation.
Acceptance of the Contract Terms and Conditions as provided. (Contract Terms and Conditions will be uploaded to the portal week beginning 17 November 2025.)
- Technical & professional ability
Relevant experience by providing up to three contracts of providing services as described in the Specification.
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Oct 2030
- First published
- 10 Oct 2025, 08:24 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Mar 2026, 13:45 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 3 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
DN793315- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073614- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ac3fFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
See contract. (Please note the contract will be uploaded to the portal week beginning 17 November 2025.)
- Risks
Funding availability.
Needs of the end user.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders to be submitted via the ProContract (Proactis) e-tendering portal at link below;
Timeline
10 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published383 days ago10 Oct 2025, 08:24 BST
- Market engagement370 days ago22 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Meet the Buyer to take place on 22 October 2025 @ 10am via Microsoft Teams. Please request an invite via email to Caroline.sturman@luton.gov.uk stating your name, organisation, job role and email address for invite to be sent to.
- Next notice expected358 days ago3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published348 days ago13 Nov 2025, 15:02 GMT
- Clarification questions by322 days ago10 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline317 days ago15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent268 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Award decision expected by266 days ago3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill ends258 days ago11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published225 days ago16 Mar 2026, 13:45 GMT
- Contract starts210 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Oct 2025, 08:24 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published13 Nov 2025, 15:02 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £713,21513 Nov 2025, 15:02 GMTwas £570,562
- Status changed to active13 Nov 2025, 15:02 GMT
- Procurement method changed13 Nov 2025, 15:02 GMT
- Deadline published: 15 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT13 Nov 2025, 15:02 GMT
- Contract award notice published2 Feb 2026, 17:18 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Feb 2026, 17:18 GMT
- Contract signature expected25 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published16 Mar 2026, 13:45 GMTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 10 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carers In BedfordshireSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 24 Month extension if performance is good, specification is met and funding is available and business need still exists. · Options: Any services which are directly related to the service specification or to enhance and support the wellbeing of the end users may be included within the procurement. | £713,215 | 2 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
AT1453 Community Carers Support Service · Carers In BedfordshireSME
- Signed
- 11 Mar 2026
- Value
- £713,215
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 24 Month extension if performance is good, specification is met and funding is available and business need still exists.
- Options
- The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. Any services which are directly related to the service specification or to enhance and support the wellbeing of the end users may be included within the procurement.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15final-stage tenders | 15 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CARERS IN BEDFORDSHIREAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender documents are available on the ProContract (Proactis) e-tendering portal.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender